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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Rose2802!</p>
<p>You've helped a lot! A great role model!</p>
<p>Do some studying and come back when you have time!</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Dear Mr Writefix,</p>
<p>thank you for your suggestion.</p>
<p>i agree it is better and easier to give comment on one part of essay or one aspect. i will do that.</p>
<p>if i have time, of course, i will still have specific comments for whole essay.</p>
<p>best wishes,</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Rose2802</p>
<p>You wrote:</p>
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it takes me more than one hour to give comments for each writing. i am really happy if you find them useful.</p>
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<p>I am sure that people really appreciate your help. I certainly do!</p>
<p>It does take a long time, because you have to think about the writer and what he or she means and then you have to think about the readers, and how you could make it clearer for them, and then you have to take an idea which is not yours and try to rewrite it as clearly as possible.</p>
<p>It takes me about the same length of time -  <span style="color: #800000"><strong>between 40 minutes to 1 hour</strong></span> or even 75 minutes to give feedback on one essay. But don't let that scare anyone who wants to comment! (<span style="color: #003366"><em>Examiners in IELTS on the other hand only spend a few minutes per paper - all your hard work is evaluated in just a few moments!</em></span>)</p>
<p>It's fine to give comments on a <span style="color: #800000"><strong>part</strong></span> of an essay or even on just <span style="color: #800000">one or two aspects</span> -  you don't have to cover grammar AND punctuation AND ideas AND organization AND vocabulary.</p>
<p>If you don't have much time to comment, just write <strong>a sentence or two</strong> about how the other person's essay made you feel -  if it was easy to read, hard to read, needed a better introduction, needed a topic sentence.</p>
<p>Microsoft Word has a spellcheck, so there's no need to correct spellings or basic grammar.</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:59:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi B_rock09</p>
<p>Here are a few comments – I don’t know if you are still visiting the site, but I hope they are useful.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Intro</strong></span></p>
<p>You wrote:</p>
<p>It is our natural curiosity that led to the development of different tools and technology. Undoubtedly, people have done enormous efforts for the betterment of our lives</p>
<p>The problem with this is that the reader has now read two sentences but still is not sure about the topic of the essay. How could you get to the point more quickly?  Could you mention the earth and human activities in the <strong>first</strong> sentence?</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Word Choice/Word Form/Usage</strong></span></p>
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<li>The main probable objective of all these advancements is for the <span style="background-color: #ffff00">conviniency</span> of man kind. → Most of these advances were made for our <strong>convenience</strong>.  OR The main objective of these advances was increased <span style="color: #800000"><strong>convenience</strong>. OR  The main objective of these advances was to make our lives easier.</span></li>
<li>These phenomena have killed <span style="background-color: #ffff00">so</span> many people → These phenomena have killed <span style="color: #800000"><strong>many</strong></span> people</li>
<li>Although we are the ones held liable <span style="background-color: #ffff00">to</span> all these <span style="background-color: #ffff00">dilemmas</span> → Although we are the ones held <span style="color: #800000"><strong>liable for</strong></span> these problems  (you didn’t present us with a  dilemma or choice)</li>
<li>Earth would still continue to give life <span style="background-color: #ffff00">in every living things</span> → Earth <span style="color: #800000"><strong>will still continue</strong></span> /<span style="color: #800000"><strong>can continue to provide</strong></span> a home for all living things.</li>
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Furthermore, men from all walks of life are working hand-in-hand to save our mother earth.   One perfect evidence of this is the Earth Hour event when all people across the world came together to fight against climate change.</p>
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<p>Why only men?</p>
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Furthermore, <span style="color: #800000"><strong>people</strong></span> are finally <span style="color: #800000"><strong>cooperating</strong></span> to save our planet. <span style="color: #800000"><strong>Evidence</strong></span> of this is the Earth Hour event when <span style="color: #800000"><strong>millions</strong></span> of people across the world come together to fight against climate change.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Shorten and simplify</strong></span></p>
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<li>This has resulted <span style="background-color: #ffff00">to</span> pollution which is <span style="text-decoration: line-through">considered as</span> one of our major environmental problems. → This has resulted <span style="color: #800000"><strong>in</strong> pollution <span style="color: #000000">which is one of our major environmental problems.</span></span></li>
<li>Several laws are also implemented regarding  the beautification and preservation of our natural resources. → Several laws <span style="color: #800000"><strong>have also been implemented</strong></span> regarding  the  preservation of our natural resources.</li>
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<p>(Can natural resources such as oil or coal be ‘beautfied’? I can understand parks, beaches, or cities, but natural resources?)</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Passives and Reference</strong></span></p>
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Apparently, this has been <span style="background-color: #ffff00">overlooked</span> and now, we are facing the extinction of certain kinds of plants and animals.</p>
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<p>Who has overlooked it? And why ‘apparently’?  Why not just write:</p>
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Now, we are facing the extinction of certain kinds of plants and animals.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Overall</strong></span></p>
<p>Overall the essay is fine. It could be tightened up.  There are a lot of vague woolly ideas: I was expecting whale songs and dolphins and guitars and <span style="color: #800000">cute drawings of beautiful people holding hands,</span> but you have also given some specific examples, such as Earth Hour. More would be better!</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Comments from other writers</strong></span></p>
<p>Anufrancis and Rose2802 spotted many of the errors above</p>
<p>I really liked Rose2802’s suggested change from what you wrote:</p>
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Furthermore, <span style="background-color: #ffff99">men </span>from all walks of life are working hand-in-hand to save our mother earth → </p>
<p>Individuals are becoming more and more aware of the need to protect the Earth</p>
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<p>I also really liked Rose2802’s suggested topic sentence for Paragraph 2.  You already have a fine topic sentence for Paragraph 3, but Paragraph 2 needed a clearer one.</p>
<p>I liked the two sentences you wrote here:</p>
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However, others think that due to our negligence Earth is already dying. I believe otherwise.</p>
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<p>Thanks B_rock09 and Anufrancis and Rose2802 for all your work and comments!</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hi B_rocky09,</strong></p>
<p><strong>this is the second time i have given comment for your writing. i think that your grammar and vocabulary are quite good; </strong><strong>of course, it is difficult for me to write as well as you.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong><strong></strong> however, your expression is somehow complicated.  <strong>you often write some sentences to explain or lead to problem, that is not necessary, you should go straight to ideas you want to express.  (this is also my teacher's comment for my writing). </strong></p>
<p><strong>it takes me more than one hour to give comments for each writing. i am really happy if you find them useful.</strong></p>
<p><strong>best wishes,</strong></p>
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<p>It is <span style="text-decoration: line-through">our</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">men's or human beings'</span> natural curiosity that le<span style="color: #ff0000">a</span>d to the development of different tools and technolog<span style="text-decoration: line-through">y</span>i<span style="color: #ff0000">es</span>. Undoubtedly, people have done enormous efforts for the <span style="text-decoration: line-through">betterment</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">improvement</span> of <span style="text-decoration: line-through">our</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">their</span> lives. However, <span style="text-decoration: line-through">others</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">many people</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">and I</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">think that human activities are destroying the Earth.</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through">due to our negligence, Earth is already dying. I believe otherwise.</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through">Never ending inventions and progress were seen and made since the world begun.</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">By modernizing, people bad affect the earth's environment</span>  <span style="text-decoration: line-through">The main probable objective of all these advancements is for the conviniency of man kind. Unfortunately, these colossal changes, whether they are intentionally done or not, have drastically affected our planet.</span> One good example is our continous <span style="text-decoration: line-through">dependence on</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">usage of</span> fuel <span style="color: #ff0000">in transportation and companies</span>. This has resulted to <span style="color: #ff0000">air</span> pollution which is considered as one of our major environmental problems. <span style="color: #ff0000">(one para with the above para)</span>Moreover, expansion of land areas into cities has lead to destruction of <span style="text-decoration: line-through">our</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">the</span> forests. <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Apparently, this has been overlooked and now,</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">as a result,</span> we are facing the extinction of certain kinds of plants and animals. Also, due to vast deforestation, flash floods and landslides are frequently occuring  in different localities. These phenomena have killed so many people and destroyed lots of properties.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through">On the other side of the coin,</span> people nowadays are aware <span style="color: #ff0000">of the bad influences of their activities on the Earth.</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through">that there is really a problem</span>. Various groups and <span style="text-decoration: line-through">our</span> government<span style="color: #ff0000">s</span> are now acting<span style="color: #ff0000">( or are joining hands to)</span> to solve <span style="text-decoration: line-through">our</span> environmental issues <span style="color: #ff0000">(or problems)</span>. <span style="color: #ff0000">For example,</span> Several laws are also implemented regarding  the beautification and preservation of our natural resources. Furthermore, men from all walks of life are working hand-in-hand to save our mother earth <span style="color: #ff0000">(or individuals are becoming more and more aware of the need to the Earth's protection)</span> . One perfect evidence <span style="text-decoration: line-through">of this</span> is the <span style="color: #ff0000">annual</span> Earth Hour event when all people across the world <span style="text-decoration: line-through">came</span> come together to fight against climate change<span style="color: #ff0000">s</span>.</p>
<p>Although we are the ones held liable to all these dilemmas, I still believe that it is not yet too late for us <span style="color: #ff0000">(OR in conclusion, people have caused many negative consequences on the Earth).</span> Only concrete actions and preventive measures are needed to conserve the beauty of nature. As long as there is unity and concern in <span style="text-decoration: line-through">every</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">all</span> people, <span style="color: #ff0000">the</span> Earth <span style="text-decoration: line-through">would</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through">still</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">will</span> continue to <span style="color: #ff0000">be safe home for human beings.</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through">give life in every living things</span>.</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>It is our natural curiosity that <span style="color: #ff0000">has</span> led to the development of different tools and technology. Undoubtedly, people have <span style="color: #0000ff">done</span> (made) enormous efforts for the betterment of our lives. However, others think that due to our negligence,<span style="color: #ff0000"> the</span> Earth is already dying. I believe<span style="text-decoration: underline"> otherwise.</span></p>
<p>Never ending inventions and progress were seen and made since the world begun. The main <span style="color: #00ff00">probable</span> objective of all these advancements is <span style="color: #0000ff">for</span> (to make life convenient )<span style="color: #0000ff">the conviniency</span> of man kind. Unfortunately, these colossal changes, whether <span style="color: #00ff00">they are</span> intentionally done or not, have drastically affected our planet. One good example is our continous dependence on fuel. This has resulted to pollution which is considered as one of <span style="color: #0000ff">our</span> (the) major environmental problems.</p>
<p>Moreover, expansion of land areas into cities has lead to destruction of our forests. Apparently, this has been overlooked and now, we are facing the extinction of certain kinds of plants and animals. <span style="color: #0000ff">Also, due</span>(This has lead ) to <span style="color: #00ff00">vast</span> deforestation, flash floods <span style="color: #3366ff">and</span>(as a result)landslides are frequently occuring  in different localities. These phenomena  have killed so many people and (it has) <span style="text-decoration: underline">destroyed lots of properties</span>.</p>
<p>On the other side of the coin, people <span style="color: #00ff00">nowadays</span> are aware that <span style="text-decoration: underline">there is really a problem</span>(there are some problems caused by it). Various groups and our government are now acting to solve <span style="color: #3366ff">our</span>(these) environmental issues. Several laws are also implemented regarding  the beautification and preservation of our natural resources.Furthermore, men from all walks of life are working hand-in-hand to save our mother earth. One perfect evidence of this is the <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="color: #ff00ff;text-decoration: underline">Earth Hour event</span>(not clear)</span> when all people across the world (will)came together to fight against climate change.</p>
<p>Although we are the ones held liable to all these dilemmas, I still believe that it is not yet too late for us. Only concrete actions and preventive measures are needed to conserve the beauty of nature. As long as there is unity and concern <span style="color: #3366ff">in every</span>(among) people, <span style="color: #ff0000">the</span> Earth would still continue to give life in (to) every living thing<span style="color: #00ff00">s</span>.</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Topic: Human activities make the earth a better place to live in. But others say that human activities do more harm than preserving the earth. Discuss both views and give your opinion</p>
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<p>It is our natural curiosity that led to the development of different tools and technology. Undoubtedly, people have done enormous efforts for the betterment of our lives. However, others think that due to our negligence, Earth is already dying. I believe otherwise.</p>
<p>Never ending inventions and progress were seen and made since the world begun. The main probable objective of all these advancements is for the conviniency of man kind. Unfortunately, these colossal changes, whether they are intentionally done or not, have drastically affected our planet. One good example is our continous dependence on fuel. This has resulted to pollution which is considered as one of our major environmental problems.</p>
<p>Moreover, expansion of land areas into cities has lead to destruction of our forests. Apparently, this has been overlooked and now, we are facing the extinction of certain kinds of plants and animals. Also, due to vast deforestation, flash floods and landslides are frequently occuring  in different localities. These phenomena have killed so many peopleand destroyed lots of properties.</p>
<p>On the other side of the coin, people nowadays are aware that there is really a problem. Various groups and our government are now acting to solve our environmental issues. Several laws are also implemented regarding  the beautification and preservation of our natural resources.Furthermore, men from all walks of life are working hand-in-hand to save our mother earth. One perfect evidence of this is the Earth Hour event when all people across the world came together to fight against climate change.</p>
<p>Although we are the ones held liable to all these dilemmas, I still believe that it is not yet too late for us. Only concrete actions and preventive measures are needed to conserve the beauty of nature. As long as there is unity and concern in every people, Earth would still continue to give life in every living things.</p>
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